* Noisetor (See the bulletpoints at the bottom of http://noisetor.net/finances/#summary): around $500.00

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* Noisetor (See the bulletpoints at the bottom of http://noisetor.net/finances/#summary)

== Consensus items ==

== Consensus items ==

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== Discussion Items ==

== Discussion Items ==

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If an item of discussion drags on too long, further discussion may be postponed until after the meeting ends.

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Fundraising

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During discussion, it is not necessary to write down exact what each person says. Record the topics of discussion, and any items of consensus or controversy here. Detailed descriptions of the conversation should go on the discuss page for this meeting.

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== End of Meeting ==

== End of Meeting ==

Revision as of 21:39, 5 February 2013

These are instructions for having a Noisebridge Meeting. Good luck! To start with, you'll need a moderator and a note taker. Optionally, you can pick a membership-binder-wrangler; otherwise the moderator can take care of it. You'll also need some participants. They're important.

Agenda

Introduction and Names

Noisebridge is a 501c3 nonprofit that provides a space for creation, collaboration, and learning about technology and creative projects. Noisebridge provides space, power tools, and infrastructure to help the public learn new skills and create cool things. Noisebridge continues to exist through and depends entirely on membership fees and donations. Our code of conduct is 'Be excellent to each other'."

Invite a knowledgeable volunteer to describemembership, and the application process.

Being a member of Noisebridge is not like being a member of a gym or your local chess club. Anyone can come to Noisebridge to hack and learn: you don't need to be a member for that. At Noisebridge, membership is something different: it means taking responsibility and committing to help to maintain, improve, and govern Noisebridge. As a member of Noisebridge, you don't just come here to hack and learn, you actively work to improve what you see around you, help to deal with problems, and make this community better than it is today.

If you want to show your commitment to Noisebridge and the community here without becoming a capital-M-Member, consider being a Noisebridge associate. Associates pay their dues to the treasurer just like members, use the space just like members, and are valued participants in the community just like members. The difference is that associate membership doesn't involve consensus: there's no need to go through consensus to become an associate, but associates don't get to block consensus either.

Read off any names from the binder for the past month. Write a check on every open application.

Anyone eligible to join this week should

introduce themselves,

answer any questions members may have for them, then

leave the area in search of gifts (traditionally beer and a lime, or cookies) for the rest of the group.

The rest of the meeting should reach consensus on whether they may join.